Teapoy

Very nice job of saving used wood!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very nice. Often I have reiterated the need to save offcuts and other pieces of wood since invariably a use for them will be found. This is a nice example of salvaging a piece of wood that most probably would have discarded and transforming it into a useful piece of furniture.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Looks very good for a rush job.

-- Maplewood, MN

Creating a project from leftovers always seems more satisfying to me than working from new material. Creating value from scrap has redeeming value. I also like to use older materials to practice new joinery rather than goofing on expensive exotic woods.

This is a great project, and I am sure that your wife was thrilled to have this. Every time she serves tea to her friends she gets to proudly tell them that you made this.

-- making sawdust....

Great job.

-- Tyler, Illinois

Very resourceful Sharad, In India even scraps are hard to come by sometimes. We could learn a thing or two about that here in America. The best Part is it looks nice, serves a vital daily function and you can say you made it yourself!

Shaanti!

-- --Chuck

Thank you all for your nice comments. This will encourage me to do new projects.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Sharad…

I really Love your Teapoy!

The last project that I posted was made from scrap cedar posts. In fact, I think all of the 10 projects that I posted have something that I salvaged from somewhere built into them.

I also think it’s good the way you restored the Back Saw.

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri

Sharad, Don’t sell yourself or your work short. The teapoy is an excellent example of working with what you have on hand. Recycled wood is the best way of “practicing on” and sometimes comes out so nicely that it becomes postable. Which, you have 3 nice projects. I personally look for old pallets (wooden crate forms that are used for shipping bulk items on) that forklifts pick up and move heavy things on. When I had a truck, I would bring them home and disassemble them in the drive way. Each pallet yields about 16 boards. Most of what I find is oak or poplar. I would keep a battery powered screwdriver and a pry-bar in my truck just for the purpose. Now I disassemble them where I find them, load them in my trunk, and take them home for my collection. If they are wet, I store them with weights on them to maintain the shape without any cupping or checks (twists and cracks) for about a month until their dry enough to use. If they are found dried out, I work with one board at a time, cutting, sanding, and finishing. Then when all of the required boards are worked, I assemble the pieces with screws and plugs. This technique is helpful so the end result is a flawless finish without runs, drips or that dreaded orange peel look (dimples).
So, hang in there and keep working wood and post your work. ( i saw a load of boards that someone was proud of, and posted it) If they can post a bunch of unprocessed wood on this site, then you sure can post a project that even if you don’t feel that it is “up to” the other work we post, it REALLY IS.
If availablity is a problem but money isn’t, buy wood and tools online. If money is the problem, then look for free wood and borrow tools or find things in nature to help. Example, concrete or flat rocks = sandpaper. Sounds ridiculous but sometimes we have to think outside of what we know. If I can help in any way please feel free to email me.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Sharad,
What a tickle! The combination of materials really works! I think it is the rounded miter frame that pulls it all together.

My family would have called that a, “tea Posy” (don’t know origin). Every time I have tea on the porch this summer (on ugly commercial deck table) I will think of your teapoy. (Shoot! Another “I-want-to-make . . .”: project #123.)

Thanks for the smile this morning.
SM

-- SM